1912 VFA Season

These are the results for the 1912 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Footscray were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Argus system. Essendon Association were the premiers, with Dave McNamara as the premiership captain.

Season Details

Name: 1912 VFA Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Matches: 96

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Brighton Brighton Beach Oval
Brunswick Brunswick Park
Essendon Association Windy Hill
Footscray Western Oval Jim Cassidy
Melbourne City East Melbourne George Johnson
North Melbourne Arden Street Oval
Northcote Croxton Park Joe Johnson
Port Melbourne North Port Oval Fred Jinks
Prahran Toorak Park
Williamstown WCG

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon Association
Runners-Up: Footscray
Minor Premiers: Footscray

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Footscray 1st 15 -0- 3 60 173.2% 1,559 900 218 251 122 168
North Melbourne 2nd 15 -0- 3 60 139.9% 1,269 907 176 213 121 181
Essendon Association 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 166.6% 1,458 875 206 222 111 209
Brunswick 4th 11 -0- 7 44 105.5% 1,140 1,081 149 246 147 199
Brighton 5th 10 -0- 8 40 102.4% 1,111 1,085 146 235 146 209
Port Melbourne 6th 8 -0- 10 32 90.7% 985 1,086 133 187 142 234
Williamstown 7th 7 -0- 11 28 92.1% 1,027 1,115 135 217 156 179
Northcote 8th 6 -0- 12 24 83.7% 1,029 1,230 138 201 168 222
Prahran 9th 5 -0- 13 20 85.3% 1,132 1,327 156 196 184 223
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 18 0 40.8% 762 1,866 102 150 262 294

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Essendon Association 1st Premiers
Footscray 2nd Runners-Up
North Melbourne 3rd Defeated by Essendon Association (Preliminary Final)
Brunswick 4th Defeated by North Melbourne (Semi Final)
Brighton 5th Did not qualify for finals
Port Melbourne 6th Did not qualify for finals
Williamstown 7th Did not qualify for finals
Northcote 8th Did not qualify for finals
Prahran 9th Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne City 10th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/04/1912 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Brighton Windy Hill 83 - 40
SAT 27/04/1912 2:10 PM Footscray v Melbourne City Western Oval 134 - 21
SAT 27/04/1912 2:10 PM Northcote v Brunswick Croxton Park 52 - 51
SAT 27/04/1912 2:10 PM Prahran v North Melbourne Toorak Park 58 - 74
SAT 27/04/1912 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 70 - 63

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 1 -0- 0 4 638.1% 134 21
Essendon Association 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 207.5% 83 40
North Melbourne 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 127.6% 74 58
Williamstown 4th 1 -0- 0 4 111.1% 70 63
Northcote 5th 1 -0- 0 4 102.0% 52 51
Brunswick 6th 0 -0- 1 0 98.1% 51 52
Port Melbourne 7th 0 -0- 1 0 90.0% 63 70
Prahran 8th 0 -0- 1 0 78.4% 58 74
Brighton 9th 0 -0- 1 0 48.2% 40 83
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 1 0 15.7% 21 134

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1912 2:10 PM Brighton v Northcote Brighton Beach Oval 59 - 52
SAT 04/05/1912 2:10 PM Brunswick v Prahran Brunswick Park 108 - 72
SAT 04/05/1912 2:10 PM Melbourne City v Williamstown East Melbourne 33 - 62
SAT 04/05/1912 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 95 - 72
SAT 04/05/1912 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Essendon (A) North Port Oval 61 - 57

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 2 -0- 0 8 137.5% 132 96
North Melbourne 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 130.0% 169 130
Footscray 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 177.6% 206 116
Essendon Association 4th 1 -0- 1 4 138.6% 140 101
Brunswick 5th 1 -0- 1 4 128.2% 159 124
Port Melbourne 6th 1 -0- 1 4 97.6% 124 127
Northcote 7th 1 -0- 1 4 94.5% 104 110
Brighton 8th 1 -0- 1 4 73.3% 99 135
Prahran 9th 0 -0- 2 0 71.4% 130 182
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 2 0 27.6% 54 196

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1912 2:10 PM Brunswick v North Melbourne Brunswick Park 43 - 69
SAT 11/05/1912 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Williamstown Windy Hill 60 - 34
SAT 11/05/1912 2:10 PM Footscray v Brighton Western Oval 69 - 44
SAT 11/05/1912 2:10 PM Northcote v Prahran Croxton Park 55 - 44
SAT 11/05/1912 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Melbourne City North Port Oval 81 - 36

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 3 -0- 0 12 137.6% 238 173
Footscray 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 171.9% 275 160
Essendon Association 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 148.1% 200 135
Port Melbourne 4th 2 -0- 1 8 125.8% 205 163
Williamstown 5th 2 -0- 1 8 106.4% 166 156
Northcote 6th 2 -0- 1 8 103.2% 159 154
Brunswick 7th 1 -0- 2 4 104.7% 202 193
Brighton 8th 1 -0- 2 4 70.1% 143 204
Prahran 9th 0 -0- 3 0 73.4% 174 237
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 3 0 32.5% 90 277

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1912 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon (A) Western Oval 71 - 49
SAT 18/05/1912 2:10 PM Melbourne City v Brighton East Melbourne 59 - 85
SAT 18/05/1912 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Northcote Arden Street Oval 106 - 17
SAT 18/05/1912 2:10 PM Prahran v Port Melbourne Toorak Park 64 - 75
SAT 18/05/1912 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brunswick WCG 32 - 53

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 4 -0- 0 16 181.1% 344 190
Footscray 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 165.6% 346 209
Port Melbourne 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 123.3% 280 227
Essendon Association 4th 2 -0- 2 8 120.9% 249 206
Brunswick 5th 2 -0- 2 8 113.3% 255 225
Williamstown 6th 2 -0- 2 8 94.7% 198 209
Brighton 7th 2 -0- 2 8 86.7% 228 263
Northcote 8th 2 -0- 2 8 67.7% 176 260
Prahran 9th 0 -0- 4 0 76.3% 238 312
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 4 0 41.2% 149 362

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1912 2:10 PM Brighton v North Melbourne Brighton Beach Oval 45 - 70
SAT 25/05/1912 2:10 PM Brunswick v Footscray Brunswick Park 45 - 44
SAT 25/05/1912 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Melbourne City Windy Hill 77 - 25
SAT 25/05/1912 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Northcote North Port Oval 75 - 45
SAT 25/05/1912 2:10 PM Williamstown v Prahran WCG 38 - 44

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 5 -0- 0 20 176.2% 414 235
Port Melbourne 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 130.5% 355 272
Footscray 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 153.5% 390 254
Essendon Association 4th 3 -0- 2 12 141.1% 326 231
Brunswick 5th 3 -0- 2 12 111.5% 300 269
Williamstown 6th 2 -0- 3 8 93.3% 236 253
Brighton 7th 2 -0- 3 8 82.0% 273 333
Northcote 8th 2 -0- 3 8 66.0% 221 335
Prahran 9th 1 -0- 4 4 80.6% 282 350
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 5 0 39.6% 174 439

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1912 2:10 PM Brunswick v Essendon (A) Brunswick Park 49 - 44
SAT 01/06/1912 2:10 PM Melbourne City v Northcote East Melbourne 47 - 64
SAT 01/06/1912 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v North Melbourne North Port Oval 43 - 56
SAT 01/06/1912 2:10 PM Prahran v Footscray Toorak Park 47 - 87
SAT 01/06/1912 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brighton WCG 66 - 68

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 6 -0- 0 24 169.1% 470 278
Footscray 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 158.5% 477 301
Port Melbourne 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 121.3% 398 328
Brunswick 4th 4 -0- 2 16 111.5% 349 313
Essendon Association 5th 3 -0- 3 12 132.1% 370 280
Brighton 6th 3 -0- 3 12 85.5% 341 399
Northcote 7th 3 -0- 3 12 74.6% 285 382
Williamstown 8th 2 -0- 4 8 94.1% 302 321
Prahran 9th 1 -0- 5 4 75.3% 329 437
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 6 0 43.9% 221 503

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 03/06/1912 2:10 PM Brighton v Port Melbourne Brighton Beach Oval 39 - 54
MON 03/06/1912 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Prahran Windy Hill 78 - 43
MON 03/06/1912 2:10 PM Melbourne City v Brunswick East Melbourne 42 - 76
MON 03/06/1912 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Williamstown Arden Street Oval 77 - 55
MON 03/06/1912 2:10 PM Northcote v Footscray Croxton Park 76 - 80

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 7 -0- 0 28 164.3% 547 333
Footscray 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 147.7% 557 377
Port Melbourne 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 123.2% 452 367
Brunswick 4th 5 -0- 2 20 119.7% 425 355
Essendon Association 5th 4 -0- 3 16 138.7% 448 323
Brighton 6th 3 -0- 4 12 83.9% 380 453
Northcote 7th 3 -0- 4 12 78.1% 361 462
Williamstown 8th 2 -0- 5 8 89.7% 357 398
Prahran 9th 1 -0- 6 4 72.2% 372 515
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 7 0 45.4% 263 579

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1912 2:10 PM Brighton v Brunswick Brighton Beach Oval 44 - 58
SAT 08/06/1912 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v North Melbourne Windy Hill 78 - 82
SAT 08/06/1912 2:10 PM Footscray v Port Melbourne Western Oval 103 - 35
SAT 08/06/1912 2:10 PM Prahran v Melbourne City Toorak Park 93 - 40
SAT 08/06/1912 2:10 PM Williamstown v Northcote WCG 34 - 51

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 8 -0- 0 32 153.0% 629 411
Footscray 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 160.2% 660 412
Brunswick 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 121.1% 483 399
Port Melbourne 4th 5 -0- 3 20 103.6% 487 470
Essendon Association 5th 4 -0- 4 16 129.9% 526 405
Northcote 6th 4 -0- 4 16 83.1% 412 496
Brighton 7th 3 -0- 5 12 83.0% 424 511
Williamstown 8th 2 -0- 6 8 87.1% 391 449
Prahran 9th 2 -0- 6 8 83.8% 465 555
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 8 0 45.1% 303 672

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1912 2:10 PM Brighton v Prahran Brighton Beach Oval 39 - 34
SAT 15/06/1912 2:10 PM Brunswick v Port Melbourne Brunswick Park 53 - 51
SAT 15/06/1912 2:10 PM Footscray v Williamstown Western Oval 102 - 23
SAT 15/06/1912 2:10 PM Melbourne City v North Melbourne East Melbourne 23 - 89
SAT 15/06/1912 2:10 PM Northcote v Essendon (A) Croxton Park 65 - 70

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 9 -0- 0 36 165.4% 718 434
Footscray 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 175.2% 762 435
Brunswick 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 119.1% 536 450
Essendon Association 4th 5 -0- 4 20 126.8% 596 470
Port Melbourne 5th 5 -0- 4 20 102.9% 538 523
Brighton 6th 4 -0- 5 16 85.0% 463 545
Northcote 7th 4 -0- 5 16 84.3% 477 566
Prahran 8th 2 -0- 7 8 84.0% 499 594
Williamstown 9th 2 -0- 7 8 75.1% 414 551
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 9 0 42.8% 326 761

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/06/1912 2:10 PM Brighton v Essendon (A) Brighton Beach Oval 66 - 55
SAT 22/06/1912 2:10 PM Brunswick v Northcote Brunswick Park 98 - 58
SAT 22/06/1912 2:10 PM Melbourne City v Footscray East Melbourne 50 - 149
SAT 22/06/1912 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Prahran Arden Street Oval 72 - 45
SAT 22/06/1912 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown North Port Oval 48 - 51

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 10 -0- 0 40 164.9% 790 479
Footscray 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 187.8% 911 485
Brunswick 3rd 8 -0- 2 32 124.8% 634 508
Essendon Association 4th 5 -0- 5 20 121.5% 651 536
Port Melbourne 5th 5 -0- 5 20 102.1% 586 574
Brighton 6th 5 -0- 5 20 88.2% 529 600
Northcote 7th 4 -0- 6 16 80.6% 535 664
Williamstown 8th 3 -0- 7 12 77.6% 465 599
Prahran 9th 2 -0- 8 8 81.7% 544 666
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 10 0 41.3% 376 910

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/06/1912 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Port Melbourne Windy Hill 90 - 45
SAT 29/06/1912 2:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 115 - 32
SAT 29/06/1912 2:10 PM Northcote v Brighton Croxton Park 53 - 64
SAT 29/06/1912 2:10 PM Prahran v Brunswick Toorak Park 65 - 60
SAT 29/06/1912 2:10 PM Williamstown v Melbourne City WCG 141 - 14

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 10 -0- 1 40 138.4% 822 594
Footscray 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 198.5% 1,026 517
Brunswick 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 121.1% 694 573
Essendon Association 4th 6 -0- 5 24 127.5% 741 581
Brighton 5th 6 -0- 5 24 90.8% 593 653
Port Melbourne 6th 5 -0- 6 20 95.0% 631 664
Williamstown 7th 4 -0- 7 16 98.9% 606 613
Northcote 8th 4 -0- 7 16 80.8% 588 728
Prahran 9th 3 -0- 8 12 83.9% 609 726
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 11 0 37.1% 390 1,051

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/07/1912 2:10 PM Brighton v Footscray Brighton Beach Oval 72 - 84
SAT 06/07/1912 2:10 PM Melbourne City v Port Melbourne East Melbourne 59 - 114
SAT 06/07/1912 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Brunswick Arden Street Oval 61 - 43
SAT 06/07/1912 2:10 PM Prahran v Northcote Toorak Park 95 - 64
SAT 06/07/1912 2:10 PM Williamstown v Essendon (A) WCG 47 - 61

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 11 -0- 1 44 138.6% 883 637
Footscray 2nd 10 -0- 2 40 188.5% 1,110 589
Brunswick 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 116.2% 737 634
Essendon Association 4th 7 -0- 5 28 127.7% 802 628
Port Melbourne 5th 6 -0- 6 24 103.0% 745 723
Brighton 6th 6 -0- 6 24 90.2% 665 737
Williamstown 7th 4 -0- 8 16 96.9% 653 674
Prahran 8th 4 -0- 8 16 89.1% 704 790
Northcote 9th 4 -0- 8 16 79.2% 652 823
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 12 0 38.5% 449 1,165

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1912 2:10 PM Brighton v Melbourne City Brighton Beach Oval 82 - 53
SAT 13/07/1912 2:10 PM Brunswick v Williamstown Brunswick Park 84 - 64
SAT 13/07/1912 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Footscray Windy Hill 99 - 47
SAT 13/07/1912 2:10 PM Northcote v North Melbourne Croxton Park 53 - 66
SAT 13/07/1912 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran North Port Oval 78 - 69

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 12 -0- 1 48 137.5% 949 690
Footscray 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 168.2% 1,157 688
Brunswick 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 117.6% 821 698
Essendon Association 4th 8 -0- 5 32 133.5% 901 675
Port Melbourne 5th 7 -0- 6 28 103.9% 823 792
Brighton 6th 7 -0- 6 28 94.6% 747 790
Williamstown 7th 4 -0- 9 16 94.6% 717 758
Prahran 8th 4 -0- 9 16 89.1% 773 868
Northcote 9th 4 -0- 9 16 79.3% 705 889
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 13 0 40.3% 502 1,247

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1912 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Melbourne City Windy Hill 172 - 31
SAT 20/07/1912 2:10 PM Footscray v Brunswick Western Oval 87 - 26
SAT 20/07/1912 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Brighton Arden Street Oval 53 - 47
SAT 20/07/1912 2:10 PM Northcote v Port Melbourne Croxton Park 49 - 27
SAT 20/07/1912 2:10 PM Prahran v Williamstown Toorak Park 62 - 78

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 13 -0- 1 52 136.0% 1,002 737
Footscray 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 174.2% 1,244 714
Essendon Association 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 152.0% 1,073 706
Brunswick 4th 9 -0- 5 36 107.9% 847 785
Port Melbourne 5th 7 -0- 7 28 101.1% 850 841
Brighton 6th 7 -0- 7 28 94.2% 794 843
Williamstown 7th 5 -0- 9 20 97.0% 795 820
Northcote 8th 5 -0- 9 20 82.3% 754 916
Prahran 9th 4 -0- 10 16 88.3% 835 946
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 14 0 37.6% 533 1,419

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/07/1912 2:10 PM Brighton v Williamstown Brighton Beach Oval 114 - 30
SAT 27/07/1912 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Brunswick Windy Hill 83 - 6
SAT 27/07/1912 2:10 PM Footscray v Prahran Western Oval 73 - 48
SAT 27/07/1912 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Port Melbourne Arden Street Oval 70 - 30
SAT 27/07/1912 2:10 PM Northcote v Melbourne City Croxton Park 116 - 42

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 14 -0- 1 56 139.8% 1,072 767
Footscray 2nd 12 -0- 3 48 172.8% 1,317 762
Essendon Association 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 162.4% 1,156 712
Brunswick 4th 9 -0- 6 36 98.3% 853 868
Brighton 5th 8 -0- 7 32 104.0% 908 873
Port Melbourne 6th 7 -0- 8 28 96.6% 880 911
Northcote 7th 6 -0- 9 24 90.8% 870 958
Williamstown 8th 5 -0- 10 20 88.3% 825 934
Prahran 9th 4 -0- 11 16 86.7% 883 1,019
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 15 0 37.5% 575 1,535

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1912 2:10 PM Brunswick v Melbourne City Brunswick Park 127 - 78
SAT 03/08/1912 2:10 PM Footscray v Northcote Western Oval 92 - 49
SAT 03/08/1912 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brighton North Port Oval 17 - 52
SAT 03/08/1912 2:10 PM Prahran v Essendon (A) Toorak Park 73 - 139
SAT 03/08/1912 2:10 PM Williamstown v North Melbourne WCG 71 - 46

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 14 -0- 2 56 133.4% 1,118 838
Footscray 2nd 13 -0- 3 52 173.7% 1,409 811
Essendon Association 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 165.0% 1,295 785
Brunswick 4th 10 -0- 6 40 103.6% 980 946
Brighton 5th 9 -0- 7 36 107.9% 960 890
Port Melbourne 6th 7 -0- 9 28 93.1% 897 963
Williamstown 7th 6 -0- 10 24 91.4% 896 980
Northcote 8th 6 -0- 10 24 87.5% 919 1,050
Prahran 9th 4 -0- 12 16 82.6% 956 1,158
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 16 0 39.3% 653 1,662

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/08/1912 2:10 PM Brunswick v Brighton Brunswick Park 113 - 67
SAT 10/08/1912 2:10 PM Melbourne City v Prahran East Melbourne 85 - 94
SAT 10/08/1912 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon (A) Arden Street Oval 41 - 45
SAT 10/08/1912 2:10 PM Northcote v Williamstown Croxton Park 61 - 62
SAT 10/08/1912 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Footscray North Port Oval 20 - 76

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 14 -0- 3 56 178.7% 1,485 831
North Melbourne 2nd 14 -0- 3 56 131.3% 1,159 883
Essendon Association 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 162.2% 1,340 826
Brunswick 4th 11 -0- 6 44 107.9% 1,093 1,013
Brighton 5th 9 -0- 8 36 102.4% 1,027 1,003
Williamstown 6th 7 -0- 10 28 92.0% 958 1,041
Port Melbourne 7th 7 -0- 10 28 88.3% 917 1,039
Northcote 8th 6 -0- 11 24 88.1% 980 1,112
Prahran 9th 5 -0- 12 20 84.5% 1,050 1,243
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 17 0 42.0% 738 1,756

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/08/1912 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Northcote Windy Hill 118 - 49
SAT 17/08/1912 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne City Arden Street Oval 110 - 24
SAT 17/08/1912 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brunswick North Port Oval 68 - 47
SAT 17/08/1912 2:10 PM Prahran v Brighton Toorak Park 82 - 84
SAT 17/08/1912 2:10 PM Williamstown v Footscray WCG 69 - 74

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 15 -0- 3 60 173.2% 1,559 900
North Melbourne 2nd 15 -0- 3 60 139.9% 1,269 907
Essendon Association 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 166.6% 1,458 875
Brunswick 4th 11 -0- 7 44 105.5% 1,140 1,081
Brighton 5th 10 -0- 8 40 102.4% 1,111 1,085
Port Melbourne 6th 8 -0- 10 32 90.7% 985 1,086
Williamstown 7th 7 -0- 11 28 92.1% 1,027 1,115
Northcote 8th 6 -0- 12 24 83.7% 1,029 1,230
Prahran 9th 5 -0- 13 20 85.3% 1,132 1,327
Melbourne City 10th 0 -0- 18 0 40.8% 762 1,866

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1912 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Brunswick Arden Street Oval 60 - 60 15,000
SAT 31/08/1912 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon (A) Arden Street Oval 48 - 71 20,000
SAT 07/09/1912 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Brunswick Arden Street Oval 48 - 48 12,000
SAT 14/09/1912 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Brunswick Arden Street Oval 83 - 68 11,000

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/09/1912 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon (A) Arden Street Oval 98 - 102 20,000

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/1912 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Footscray Arden Street Oval 62 - 41 25,000